Dr. Parnassus: [Absorbed in telling Valentina the story] Your mother and I went away together, grew old, and one day she came to me and told me she was pregnant! Can you believe it, at sixty and pregnant. A miracle. Valentina: [Begins to weep] A miracle or a mistake? Dr. Parnassus: [sighs, remembering his deal] You were the best mistake I ever made.

Valentina: [Counting the money that Tony made] Have you ever seen so much money before?